Australia, June 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 2:
1. On 13 February 2022 Mr Douglas Bennett was working at the Boral Cement Facility located at Taylor Avenue in New Berrima. Work was being done on a conveyor. The conveyor belt went into free run, over sped and a fluid coupling exploded. Mr Bennett suffered severe injuries when he was struck by metal from the exploding coupling.
Procedural Background
2. On 9 February 2024 SafeWork NSW (SafeWork) filed a Summons charging Boral Cement Ltd (Boral) with a breach of s 19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (the WHS Act).
3. On 9 February 2024 SafeWork filed a Summons charging Fenner Dunlop Australia Pty Ltd (Fenner) wi...